Magnitude scale MW
l This magnitude scale introduced recently is
computed from seismic moment as
MW = 2/3 log10(MO) - 10.7 .
l The largest reported moments are 2.5´1030 dyn·cm
for the 1960 Chile earthquake (MS8.5; MW9.6) and
7.5´1029 dyn·cm for the 1964 Alaska earthquake
(MS8.3; MW9.2).
Sixth Workshop on Non-Linear
Dynamics and Earthquake Prediction
The Abdus Salam ICTP, Miramare
15/10/2001
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